There’s an urgent need to create clearer, easier and more supportive pathways for Australians diagnosed with dementia.
A blood test that accurately detects the ongoing effects of sport-related concussion has the potential to help pinpoint when a player can safely return.
The finding arose from long-term follow-up of patients who received human growth hormone that was taken from brain tissue of deceased donors, but the risk is very low – and you can’t “catch” it like a virus.
A recent study from Sweden found people with a history of chronic stress or depression had a heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Women are increasingly seeking testosterone therapy to treat fatigue and brain fog. But there’s no evidence it improves symptoms of menopause.
Experts examine the five questions they commonly hear from women and girls about their hormones and ADHD symptoms.
The drug donanemab is being hailed as a turning point in the fight against Alzheimer’s, following a global trial that confirms it can slow cognitive decline.
The most popular supplements for hot flushes are phytoestrogens, or plant estrogens, but at present, there’s uncertainty about their benefits.
As Alzheimer’s cases grow, scientists have been deep in debate over its causes. Now, with treatments are on the horizon, the new race is to ready the health system.
About 10% of women stop having periods and reach the end of their fertile years much earlier than expected.
There’s no one “thing” we can blame for causing dementia, and why it’s so hard to find that silver bullet to stop it – particularly at older ages.
The symptoms of menopause, which can include sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety and “brain fog”, can span perimenopause and last for up to 10 years.
It’s been described as feeling like your brain is on fire, and can be characterised by delusions and hallucinations. But those with autoimmune encephalitis aren’t crazy, they’re ill.
Although a great deal of research is still required, it may one day be possible to identify and treat people suffering from CTE, or at risk of it.
Regulating physical restraint of the elderly in nursing homes is a step in the right direction, but more still needs to be done to educate the sector on alternatives.
Society’s perception of aged care must change from being a place of protection to a place where people actually live – and that means more autonomy for residents.
Around 140 Australian nursing-home residents have taken their own lives between 2000 and 2013, our new study shows
Depression is one of several mental health conditions being successfully treated by transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Only a small number are predicted to take advantage of the legislation from mid-2019.
Rising dementia in the nursing home population means violent behaviours will increasingly be an issue.
When a person has a serious illness, palliative care aims to improve that person's quality of life
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